HC Deb 12 February 1958 vol 582 c55W
Mr. P. Williams

asked the Secretary of State for Air how many civil servants were employed by his Department in 1937, 1947 and 1957.

Mr. C. I. Orr-Ewing

Excluding staff recruited overseas, the number of non-industrial civilian employees borne on Air Votes was 9,895 in 1937, 24,907 in 1947, and 27,113 in 1957.